Baseball Recap: Fruita Monument Wildcats vs. Montrose Red Hawks
Fruita Monument scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on the Montrose Red Hawks with a sharp 15-4 win. The victory was familiar territory for Fruita Monument who now have four in a row.
Lucas Weaver was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Weaver was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two doubles.
In other batting news, Fruita Monument got a massive performance out of Josh Weaver, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kolton Hicks, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
On Montrose's side, Kortlan Nelson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Fruita Monument is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Montrose, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-5.
Fruita Monument will head out on the road to square off against Palisade at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Montrose, they will be playing at home against Grand Junction at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Montrose is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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